Psychometric Test Psychometric 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A shirt costs $40 after a 20% discount. What was the original price?
- $48
- $50 (Correct answer)
- $52
- $60
Correct answer: $50
$40 is 80% of the original, so original = 40 ÷ 0.8 = $50.
Question 2: Complete the analogy: Doctor is to Hospital as Teacher is to __?
- Student
- School (Correct answer)
- Book
- Lesson
Correct answer: School
A doctor works in a hospital just as a teacher works in a school.
Question 3: Which number is next: 100, 90, 81, 73, __?
- 64
- 65
- 66 (Correct answer)
- 68
Correct answer: 66
Differences decrease by one (10,9,8,7), so 73-7=66.
Question 4: If today is Wednesday, what day will it be 16 days from now?
- Thursday
- Friday (Correct answer)
- Saturday
- Sunday
Correct answer: Friday
16 ÷ 7 leaves remainder 2, so two days after Wednesday is Friday.
Question 5: Rearrange the letters 'LISTEN' to find a hidden word; which is valid?
- SILENT
- TINSEL
- ENLIST
- All of these (Correct answer)
Correct answer: All of these
SILENT, TINSEL, and ENLIST are all anagrams of LISTEN.
Question 6: A box holds 3 red, 2 blue, and 5 green balls. What is the probability of drawing a blue ball?
- 1/5
- 2/10
- 1/3
- Both A and B (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Both A and B
2 of 10 balls are blue, and 2/10 simplifies to 1/5.
Question 7: Which figure logically continues: 1 dot, 3 dots, 6 dots, 10 dots, __?
- 12 dots
- 13 dots
- 15 dots (Correct answer)
- 16 dots
Correct answer: 15 dots
These are triangular numbers; the next adds 5, giving 15.
Psychometric Test Psychometric 3
A shirt costs $40 after a 20% discount.
What was the original price?